World Earthquake Report for Wednesday, 16 September 2026
Summary: 3 quakes 5.0+, 45 quakes 4.0+, 130 quakes 3.0+, 311 quakes 2.0+ (489 total)
This report is being updated every hour.
Magnitude 5+: 3 earthquakes
Magnitude 4+: 45 earthquakes
Magnitude 3+: 130 earthquakes
Magnitude 2+: 311 earthquakes
No quakes of magnitude 6 or higher

10 largest earthquakes in the world (past 24 hours)

#1: Mag 5.1 North Pacific Ocean, 172 km southeast of Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands

Wednesday, Sep 16, 2026, at 06:37 pm (GMT +10) -

#2: Mag 5.0 Qinghai, 154 km northeast of Guolemude, Heilongjiang, China

Wednesday, Sep 16, 2026, at 01:52 pm (Shanghai time) -

#3: Mag 5.0 98 km southwest of Coatepeque, Departamento de Quetzaltenango, Guatemala

Tuesday, Sep 15, 2026, at 09:45 pm (GMT -6) -

#4: Mag 4.8 North Pacific Ocean, 47 km west of Bahia Solano, Colombia

Wednesday, Sep 16, 2026, at 02:02 am (GMT -5) -

#5: Mag 4.7 East China Sea, 81 km north of Iriomote Jima Island, Okinawa, Japan

Wednesday, Sep 16, 2026, at 06:00 am (GMT +9) -

#6: Mag 4.7 Solomon Sea, 20 km west of Mono Island, Western Province, Solomon Islands

Tuesday, Sep 15, 2026, at 10:34 pm (Guadalcanal time) -

#7: Mag 4.7 191 km north of El Dibir, Bari, Somalia

Wednesday, Sep 16, 2026, at 02:46 am (GMT +3) -

#8: Mag 4.6 Banda Sea, 25 km west of Pulau Masela Island, Maluku, Indonesia

Wednesday, Sep 16, 2026, at 09:34 am (Jayapura time) -

#9: Mag 4.6 Departamento del Choco, 74 km north of Buenaventura, Colombia

Wednesday, Sep 16, 2026, at 01:18 am (Bogota time) -

#10: Mag 4.5 Molinos, 50 km southwest of Cachi, Cachi, Salta Province, Argentina

Tuesday, Sep 15, 2026, at 02:41 pm (Salta time) -

Earthquakes reported felt

#1: Mag 3.1 7.3 km south of Granada, Granada, Andalusia, Spain - 86 reports

Wednesday, Sep 16, 2026, at 09:54 am (GMT +2) -

#2: Mag 2.8 44 km southeast of Volos, Nomos Magnisias, Thessaly, Greece - 20 reports

Wednesday, Sep 16, 2026, at 06:31 am (GMT +3) -

#3: Mag 4.6 Departamento del Choco, 74 km north of Buenaventura, Colombia - 17 reports

Wednesday, Sep 16, 2026, at 01:18 am (Bogota time) -

#4: Mag 4.1 Departamento del Choco, 80 km northwest of Tulua, Colombia - 15 reports

Tuesday, Sep 15, 2026, at 07:20 pm (Bogota time) -

#5: Mag 3.5 Wilaya de Tizi Ouzou, 75 km north of Bordj Bou Arreridj, Algeria - 14 reports

Wednesday, Sep 16, 2026, at 01:02 am (GMT +1) -

#6: Mag 4.5 Lara, 50 km northwest of Aroa, Estado Yaracuy, Venezuela - 9 reports

Tuesday, Sep 15, 2026, at 09:37 pm (Caracas time) -

#7: Mag 4.3 Flores Sea, 70 km northeast of Labuan Bajo, Indonesia - 8 reports

Wednesday, Sep 16, 2026, at 02:26 am (Makassar time) -

#8: Mag 5.0 98 km southwest of Coatepeque, Departamento de Quetzaltenango, Guatemala - 7 reports

Tuesday, Sep 15, 2026, at 09:45 pm (GMT -6) -

#9: Mag 4.1 Departamento del Choco, 75 km northwest of Tulua, Colombia - 5 reports

Tuesday, Sep 15, 2026, at 10:50 am (Bogota time) -

#10: Mag 4.8 North Pacific Ocean, 47 km west of Bahia Solano, Colombia - 5 reports

Wednesday, Sep 16, 2026, at 02:02 am (GMT -5) -

#11: Mag 2.8 10.7 km northwest of Corredor, Provincia de Puntarenas, Costa Rica - 4 reports

Tuesday, Sep 15, 2026, at 10:12 am (GMT -6) -

#12: Mag 4.0 West, 93 km northeast of Reykjavik, Capital Region, Iceland - 3 reports

Tuesday, Sep 15, 2026, at 02:18 pm (Reykjavik time) -

#13: Mag 4.1 Provincia de Elqui, 35 km northwest of Ovalle, Provincia de Limari, Region de Coquimbo, Chile - 3 reports

Tuesday, Sep 15, 2026, at 04:16 pm (Santiago time) -

#14: Mag 4.5 Morona Santiago, 17 km southwest of Puyo, Pastaza, Ecuador - 3 reports

Tuesday, Sep 15, 2026, at 06:45 pm (Guayaquil time) -

#15: Mag 3.2 53 km west of David, Provincia de Chiriqui, Panama - 3 reports

Tuesday, Sep 15, 2026, at 09:58 pm (GMT -5) -

#16: Mag 3.6 51 km north of Panama City, Provincia de Panama, Panama - 2 reports

Tuesday, Sep 15, 2026, at 11:42 am (GMT -5) -

#17: Mag 3.2 27 km south of Daanbantayan, Province of Cebu, Central Visayas, Philippines - 2 reports

Wednesday, Sep 16, 2026, at 02:02 am (GMT +8) -

#18: Mag 3.6 55 km south of Machala, Provincia de El Oro, Ecuador - 2 reports

Tuesday, Sep 15, 2026, at 07:39 am (GMT -5) -

#19: Mag 2.9 Departamento del Choco, 69 km northwest of Tulua, Colombia - 2 reports

Wednesday, Sep 16, 2026, at 01:07 am (GMT -5) -

#20: Mag 3.3 North Atlantic Ocean, 88 km northeast of San Juan, San Juan, Puerto Rico - 2 reports

Tuesday, Sep 15, 2026, at 08:05 pm (GMT -4) -

Earthquake stats

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